PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state attorney general's office has ruled that the state Board of Elections violated the Open Meetings Act when it failed to provide details about the "election legislation" the board was planning to discuss and possibly vote

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state attorney general's office has ruled that the state Board of Elections violated the Open Meetings Act when it failed to provide details about the "election legislation" the board was planning to discuss and possibly vote on during a recent meeting.

The complaint, filed by businessman and Moderate Party founder Kenneth J. Block, focused on the posting for a meeting scheduled for Feb. 27.

Block argued that agenda should have listed each of the bills that the board was going to discuss, but the board's lawyer argued that the agenda "gave fair and reasonable notice" that the board might vote on election legislation.

The attorney general's office, citing a recent Supreme Court case, ruled that the posting failed to meet the act's requirements because it was "completely silent" on which legislation.